Well, OK, great. So...
So, that price for my dad's cruise includes everything, right?
I mean, all shows?
What about gratuities?
Because the man does not tip.
I'd hate to see Gopher and Isaac get stiffed,
you know what I'm sayin'?
Yeah, I guess you would hear those kinda jokes a lot.
OK, well, thanks.
Alrighty, bye-bye.
Who is the luckiest father in the world?
Phew. I'm gonna go with the Osmond dad.
No, I was talkin' about my dad.
I am getting him a cruise
to Bermuda for Christmas!
Oh, wow, what a generous gift!
He's gonna love that!
I know. I usually get him a robe
or one of those old man caps he likes,
but I thought, you know, why not dig
into my pocket this year
and do something special?
Aw, I'd love to give my dad something like this.
Course, I'd have to find him first.
Anyway, Holl,
uh, we're gonna be, uh, doin' a little thing here
for Christmas on Saturday.
Deacon's comin' by with the kids.
If you're free.
Really? Yeah.
Oh, my God, I'd love to! Thank you, Carrie!
Oh, no problem. Anything special you like?
Just a bucket of eggnog and a ride home.
Damn.
What?
I screwed up. I ate all the franks.
Now all I have left is a crappy bowl of beans.
Yeah. It's like Raisin Bran
after you finish all the raisins.
Right. That's exactly what it's like.
Come in!
Hey, guys! Both: Hey, Spence.
Look what I got.
What the hell is that?
Hello?
You don't remember that from when we were kids?
That's a vintage Joe Rogers action figure,
circa 1975.
OK, this isn't an action figure. It's a doll.
Yeah, the only action that guy's gettin' is with Ken.
Yeah, you guys laugh it up,
but this happens to be a collectors' item,
cost me 70 bucks on eBay.
You paid 70 bucks just for that?
Uh, and 6 outfits?
That's crazy, man. I tell ya,
the only old toy I'd shell out any cash for is Mentalo.
You remember Mentalo?
Oh, yeah, that's the dude with the big head
with the turban that told your future. It was like, uh...
My sources from beyond the grave say... proceed!
Yeah! That's it!
That's the one, man. I loved that toy.
You know what?
I might try and track one of those down.
Mentalo was a weak-ass toy, man.
"Weak-ass"? Are you on pot?
It was nothing but a glorified magic 8-ball.
Magic 8-ball? Ohh-ohh!
"Try again later."
Phht!
Hey, Arthur, ready for our walk?
Just wrappin' a gift. I'll be right with you.
Chopsticks. Who are those for?
Look at the initials.
"C.H."
For "Carrie Heffernan."
Wow, you had them monogrammed?
No, the owner of the Cantonese Hut had them monogrammed.
2 lunches a week,
a coat with ample sleeves,
and, voilà, here comes Santy Claus!
So, that's all you're gonna get Carrie? Some chopsticks?
Some chopsticks? I'm gettin' her a gross of them!
She can eat like Charlie Chan till she's 100.
Arthur, are... are you sure that's a nice enough gift?
Trust me, it's fine.
She'll probably just get me another old man cap.
I don't know how many more of those
I can "accidentally" leave on the bus.
Trust me, Arthur,
I think you're gonna wanna get her something
a little bit nicer this year.
Why?
Do you know what she's gettin' me?
Me?
No! How would I know?
You're silly.
Spill it, or I'll tell people you beat me.
I don't beat you!
My word against yours,
and I can bruise myself up pretty easy.
I'm like a ripe banana.
All right, fine, fine.
She's getting you a cruise to Bermuda.
A cruise to Bermuda!
What a thoughtful and generous gift!
Damn her!
Now I'll have to get her a nice gift, too.
What do you think she wants?
Oh, I... I don't know.
Then you're gonna have to find out.
Oh, no, no! I... I don't wanna do that.
You don't, and so help me,
I'll knock myself into next week!
Hey.
I just got off the phone with the travel agent.
About my dad's cruise. Guess what her name is.
I don't know.
Gertrude!
And she sounded younger than us!
Isn't that weird?
What are you doin'?
I'm bidding on a mint-condition Mentalo,
and I'm 30 seconds away
from reelin' him in.
Oh, crap. Someone's tryin' to outbid me!
Back off, Rosiefan19!
Wait a minute. You're bidding 180 bucks?
Are you insane?
Stop it. Stop it. Knock it off.
No, you knock it off. Sto... Get off!
Get off, woman!
Nice!
That was the only Mentalo on eBay!
Doug, you can't spend $180 on a stupid toy.
Oh, yeah? Just last week, you put twice that much
into some I.R.A. that we can't even touch.
And, needless to say,
can't tell our future!
Will you stop? Come on,
we're already spending way too much this Christmas.
My dad's cruise alone is costing over 600 bucks.
Well, why are you gettin' him that stupid cruise, anyway?
Why don't you just get him another old man cap?
He told me he left the last one on the bus.
I'm getting him the cruise.
Why are you so obsessed with this toy, anyway?
I don't know. It just... I...
I guess it reminds me of a simpler time in my life, you know?
A time when I didn't have to worry about payin' bills
or goin' after that big promotion.
OK, you've never done either of those.
But I know I should,
and it's very stressful, OK?
You just don't know what Mentalo meant to me.
Dougie, come on down!
Pa's takin' you fishin' down at the crick.
Coming!
Mentalo, are we gonna hook any catfish today?
The spirit world tells me...
yes.
Hot dog!
"The crick"?
Yeah, the crick.
OK, where was there a crick in Queens?
All right, take it easy, OK? I'm just makin' a point.
And that point is, I loved Mentalo.
He made me happy.
And if my sister hadn't have smashed him
after I made fun of her for gettin' her period,
he'd be makin' me happy to this day.
Hey!
Hey, Holl.
Wrappin' gifts.
Hey, you're a wrapper.
Right.
If you were wrapping those gifts
and then you slapped me around a little bit,
you'd be a gangsta wrapper. You know?
I'm sorry, did I forget to pay you, or...
No! No.
I... I need your help with something.
I have to buy, um, a gift,
uh, for my cousin.
And I wanna get her something really nice.
Um, do you have any suggestions?
Well, what kinds of things does she like?
What do you like?
Me?
Yeah. I mean, you guys have, like, the exact same taste.
I mean, you guys were practically separated at birth, you know?
I mean, not surgically, more like
as if one of you was, like, stolen.
Get a little head start on that eggnog there, Holl?
No, I guess I'm just kinda freaked out
'cause I really need to get this gift.
I mean, do you have any ideas?
I mean, remember, nice.
OK, nice. Um...
Oh! Well, I saw this gorgeous burgundy leather jacket at Wilsons.
That's great! Great! What... What size?
How would I know?
Well, what size are you?
And then I'll just add one.
She's got a little junk in the trunk,
if you know what I mean.
Well, I'm a... I'm a size 2. I...
That's perfect! That's great. That's great.
Thanks!
Oh, my God.
"Oh, my God" what?
I just realized what Holly was doing.
I think Holly's gonna get me
a really expensive leather jacket for Christmas.
Why? Well, I guess she was really touched that I invited her
over here to celebrate with us.
Crap!
How's it gonna look when she hands me a leather jacket
and I hand her a Lady Gillette gift pack?
Like you're a penny-pinchin' ho.
Ohh! Now I have to get her something nice!
Man, between that and my father's cruise,
there's no way I can afford all this.
What am I gonna do?
Hmm. If we only had some kind of device
to help us see the future.
Oh, well.
OK. Well, now I understand
why you like these toy fairs.
You're like the James Dean of this crowd.
Do you want a Mentalo or not?
Damn right I do. I'm sick of Carrie pushin' me around.
First it's "Eat one vegetable a week." Now this.
Well, my friend Kenny says he's got one, so let's go check it out.
Hey, Kenny!
Hu-bey, Spu-bence!
Bu-be ru-bight wu-bith you-bou.
Cool.
So, why does he, uh...
Why is he talkin' like that?
Kenny likes to speak Ubbi Dubbi.
What?
Ubbi Dubbi.
The language from the old Zoom show?
Ubbi Dubbi!
Get with it.
Yeah, I'm the loser. OK.
Su-bo... Oh.
Uh, this is my friend Doug.
He's lookin' for the Mentalo.
U-bi ju-bust su-bold u-bit.
What? What? What did he say?
He said he just sold it!
What? Wha... Kenny, what happened?
Wu-bell, thu-be thu-bing...
Talk English, man!
The thing is, some guy made a really good offer.
Was it Rory? That bastard.
No, it wasn't one of the regulars.
It was some... some tall black guy with a beard.
Actually, he was wearing an I.P.S. cap just like his.
Deacon?
Hang on.
Was it...
this guy?
You have a picture of Deacon in your wallet?
Don't worry. You're in there, too.
Yup, that's him. Just bought it, like, half an hour ago.
Sorry.
He called Mentalo weak-ass!
Why the hell would he buy it?
Maybe he bought it for you.
What? For Christmas.
No, we said we weren't gettin' each other gifts.
Although, you know what,
maybe since we invited him over for Christmas,
he decided to get me one after all.
There ya go.
Ohh. God. That is the Deac-man for ya.
Well, you know what? I'm gonna get him a gift.
I'm gonna get him a great one, too.
Uh, how 'bout a Bionic Woman cocktail set?
How 'bout you take my picture out of your wallet?
Hi, Gertrude?
Carrie Heffernan. Listen,
about my dad's cruise,
turns out the package I selected
is a little pricey for me right now.
Are there any cheaper options?
OK, any way we can knock the price even lower than that?
Oh, I don't know, maybe he could, uh, bunk with the crew
or clean up after the magician?
Uh, excuse me, Gert,
but I am a good daughter, OK?
Just turns out that I had some other gift obligations arise,
and I just can't afford it right now.
Besides,
it's not like he's buying me anything so great.
$198.50...
60...
1, 2, 3. There you go.
Well, some lucky lady's going to be having a merry Christmas this year.
Ah, shut up.
Coming.
Hey!
Merry Christmas eve day!
Same to you.
I love you, man. Bring it in.
Bring it in, man. Bring it in!
OK, player, let's end this while it's still good.
Right.
So, uh, what brings you by?
Oh, I was just in the neighborhood,
just pickin' up a couple things at Target.
Or, as I like to call it,
Tar-"get me one of everything in here," right?
'Cause they got... They got everything there, right?
Oh, yeah.
Just out of curiosity, what's, like,
your favorite thing in the whole place?
I don't know.
Oh, oh. They just got this new plasma TV.
50 inches! That sucker's crazy!
Plasma TV, huh? Uh-huh.
What's your second-favorite thing?
I guess either the titanium golf clubs or the Jet Ski.
What's your favorite thing near the cash register?
Wait...
you're not thinking about gettin' me something, are you?
'Cause we said no Christmas gifts.
Ri-i-ght...
Seriously, man, 'cause I didn't get you anything.
Ri-i-ght...
All right, why do you keep saying "ri-i-ght"?
'Cause I know you got me something.
But I didn't.
Ri-i-ght...
Would you stop that?
You really didn't?
No. Then where is it?
Where's what?
The Mentalo you bought from the Ubbi Dubbi dude!
You're trippin'! Yeah.
The only thing I'm trippin' over is your dirty lies!
You know, this is very insulting.
In the bedroom!
That's even more insulting.
You're... You're wasting your time!
Oh, am I?
That's weird.
I can't believe you, man!
OK, so I bought Mentalo. Big deal.
I didn't do anything wrong.
Oh, please. You heard me say I wanted to get one!
Oh, so because you said the word "Mentalo" out loud,
you deserve it more than I do?
Yeah! Well, too bad. It's mine!
Well, why do you want it, anyway?
You said it was a weak-ass toy!
'Cause I was hurtin', man.
I've been wanting this toy since I was 12 years old.
Damn!
Do you like your new toy, Winthrop?
I suppose it's all right, Mummy.
Just all right?
What I really wanted was a pony.
Oh. Very well.
Anderson, to the stables, please.
Thank you ever so much, Mummy!
Oh, damn!
"Thank you ever so much, Mummy"?
OK, so maybe I embellished a little.
The point is, Mentalo was something that kids with money could buy,
something a kid from the streets could never have.
The streets? Your father was a dentist.
Yeah, but he wouldn't buy me a Mentalo.
It wasn't "educational" enough.
But I always wanted one,
and now I finally have it.
And as my best friend, you should understand
how important this is to me.
But you know what?
If this toy means more to you
than our friendship, then fine.
Go ahead.
Take it.
Mentalo, should I start working out more?
The voices from beyond the grave say...
no.
You've done it again, my turbaned friend.
Oh, look, Mentalo.
There's the mean lady who didn't want us to be together.
Wait a second. You... You got a Mentalo?
That's right, and I'm keeping it, so step away.
So, let me get this straight,
even after I told you not to,
you went out and bought it anyway?
No, Deacon did, and I took his.
Oh, God.
Well, you gotta give it back.
Get outta here!
Doug, trust me,
you wanna give it back to him.
I don't trust you,
and I'm not giving it back to him.
I am telling you, give it back!
And I'm telling you, no!
Do it! No!
Doug! Why do you even care?
Because I bought you one, you idiot!
You did?
Yes! Yeah, for Christmas.
Your stupid crick story actually got to me,
so I found one way up in Nyack.
So, between that and the gold earrings
that I had to buy for Holly,
it's costing me a fortune.
That's why I had to cancel my dad's cruise.
Well, why didn't you tell me you got me a Mentalo?
It was a Christmas gift.
I feel horrible.
All I got you was a Far Side calendar.
Well, that's OK,
because I am getting a leather jacket from Holly.
So you're gonna give it back to Deacon?
I will. I will. I...
I'll just give it to him tomorrow
when he comes over for Christmas
like I'm being the bigger man.
And then I'll act all surprised
when I get my Mentalo.
That's a good idea, right?
I wasn't asking you.
The spirits say...
proceed.
Oh, I get it.
I get it.
"Remove funny bone."
Right there.
All right, enough of the holiday yakety-yak.
Let's get down to the real reason we're here...
Wrapped merchandise.
Deacon, this one's for you,
and it looks like from... Doug.
Well, what do you know? Here you go, bud.
No, thanks.
Come on. My sources from beyond the grave say...
you'll like it.
You mean it's... Batteries included.
Thanks, man.
Well, it is yours, and I did steal it from you.
Ah, bring it in.
All right, guys, save it for under the mistletoe.
All right, Holly.
Here you go.
This is for you. Merry Christmas.
Carrie, you didn't need to get me anything.
Ohh, I think I did.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
It's gold earrings! Oh, my God!
This is the best gift I've ever gotten!
Hope you like it.
I do! Gosh, I'm kind of embarrassed
about my gift to you, though.
Oh, please, I'm sure whatever it is,
I'm sure I'll be delighted.
This is it?
Yeah. OK.
Is it folded?
A lot?
Silly, open it up! OK.
A mug?
Yeah, I painted it at Color Me Mine.
It's for your hot cocoa. Look,
it says "Merry Swiss-mis."
"Swiss-mis." I... Yeah!
I get it. That's gr-great. Well, thank you.
All right, sweetheart, our turn to swap.
Here you go. OK...
Thank you. And here you go.
Ohh, what a lovely box.
I have a feeling my ship has come in.
Wait a minute.
You bought me the leather jacket?
Another old man cap?
Where's my cruise?
How'd you know about the cruise?
She told me!
He said he was gonna punch himself!
I can't believe this. I get a stupid cap,
and this stranger gets a pair of beautiful gold earrings!
Hey!
I had to get her the gold earrings!
I thought she was buying me a leather jacket!
Plus I had to get Doug his freakin' Mentalo.
Hey!
This is Mental Man!
It's the same thing.
Mental Man is the cheap knockoff!
What's the difference?
Fez...
turban! Wake up, woman!
Who cares about that crap?
I'm supposed to go to Bermuda!
I already got my shots!
All right, butt out, Arthur, OK?
Doug, leave him alone!
Hey, calm down.
Yeah, that's easy for you to say.
You got Mentalo.
Look, Mental Man's pretty good, too.
Then trade with me. Oh, I don't want no knockoff.
Well, what's the difference?
Your parents didn't love you enough to buy you either one!
Shut up, man!
Give me the Mentalo! Get away from me!
Give me the Mentalo! Leave me alone!
Stop that!
So? What are we doing about my problem?
Dad, I can't afford to send you on the cruise right now.
I'll send you for your birthday, OK?
Fine!
You can have this back
when I set sail!
Oh, don't be ridiculous!
That cap I got you is great!
I can't stand those caps!
Oh, that's...
So I guess that's the question.
Should I do it?
Should I guarantee myself an unconditional pardon,
resign the presidency of the United States?
My sources from beyond the grave say... proceed.
Rosemary,
get me Ron Ziegler.
I need to arrange a press conference.